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In the same retail strip where Frios Gourmet Pops is located, another business is now open a few doors down--Madrone Mountain Coffee. The small batch, craft coffee roaster is celebrating their grand opening this week. The business specializes in “sourcing coffees from all over the world by harvest season, resulting in a rotating menu of fresh and dynamic high quality coffee.” Some of the countries they responsibly source beans from include Ethiopia, Columbia and Guatemala to name a few. While the primary focus of the business is roasting, the shop does have a small tasting room and espresso bar. “We will offer coffee tasting and brewing educational events,” Jake Sussman said, Madrone Mountain Coffee Co-Founder. Coffee beans can be purchased at the shop or delivered. Madrone Mountain Coffee has also partnered with One Tree Planted, a nonprofit with the mission of global reforestation. For every bag of coffee sold, the non-profit will plant a tree in North America, Latin America, Africa, or Asia. Madrone Mountain Coffee is open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday. For more information, you can visit madronemountaincoffee. com/

Back-to-school lists aren’t the same this year.

On Tuesday, August 4, Representative Erin Zwiener requested greater flexibility for breweries, distilleries, and wineries from Governor Abbott and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC). In June, Governor Abbott shut down these craft alcohol establishments and bars to control the outbreak of COVID-19 with limited exceptions.